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unpacking

/ʌnˈpækɪŋ/

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verb

To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

Examples :

"After our move, we spent the entire weekend unpacking boxes and putting things away. "

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verb

To empty containers that had been packed.

Examples :

"After our vacation, we spent the whole afternoon unpacking our suitcases. "

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verb

To analyze a concept or a text.

Examples :

"The teacher is unpacking the meaning of the poem, line by line, so we can understand it better. "

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verb

(of a segment such as a vowel) To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.

Examples :

"The linguist explained that in some dialects, the vowel sound in "eye" is unpacking into two separate sounds: "ah" and "ee." "

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verb

Examples :

"After downloading the file, I spent some time unpacking it to access all the photos. "

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noun

The act by which something is unpacked.

Examples :

"The unpacking of the groceries took only five minutes. "

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noun

The separation of the features of a segment (such as a nasal vowel or palatal consonant) into distinct segments; for example, the separation of a nasal vowel such as /ɑ̃/ into a vowel /ɑ/ and a nasal consonant /n/ (i.e., into /ɑn/) which often occurs when a language which does not use nasal vowels borrows from a language which does use them.

Examples :

"The simplification of borrowed words, through unpacking, is often seen when English speakers pronounce the French word "croissant" by adding a distinct 'n' sound at the end, instead of using the nasal vowel. "

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